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Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese postcards

November 21, 2014 by Yein Jee

Photos of Japan in late 19th century, produced by Italian photographer Adolfo Farsari [wiki], who arrived in Japan in 1873 and built a successful commercial photography business. Hat tip to LabaQ [Jp] and Rocketnews [En].

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese umbrella maker

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Asian Traditions, Japan blog, Japanese Traditions, Vintage pictures

CNN: Who is Kim Jong-un?

November 17, 2014 by Yein Jee

A summary about Kim Jong-un, the North Korean supreme leader who took over the reign from his father who passed away in 2011. Coming from CNN I expected the video to be more “aggressive” but it’s simple facts and stories.

There were hopes that the isolated nation would become more liberal at first when Kim Jong-un took over but all that have vanished since; this guy is probably worse than his predecessor when it comes to dictatorship and cruelty.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Kim Jong-un

25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

November 12, 2014 by Yein Jee

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Anniversaries, Berlin City, Federal Republic of Germany

Ambition – Rosetta Mission short film

November 1, 2014 by Yein Jee

Ambition is a short film to promote the Rosetta mission by the European Space Agency (ESA). Directed by Tomek BagiƄski, filmed in Iceland, and stars Aidan Gillen and Aisling Franciosi.

Rosetta is a space probe launched in March 2004 for a detailed study of Comet 67P. It reached its destination last August. According to ESA, it will be the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet, escort it as it orbits the Sun, and deploy a lander to its surface.

You can learn more about Rosetta on its official website here or read a bit on wiki instead. Set aside the mission, it’s a pretty nice video on its own – it encourages people to learn, explore, and be brave.

Update – The spacecraft ended its mission by hard-landing on the comet in September 2016. Not sure if it has collected any useful data about the comet, but it has achieved many “first” in space exploration besides the few mentioned above. Seems like a successful mission overall.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Aidan Gillen, European movies, Iceland, Space Exploration

Singapore is best place to do business

October 29, 2014 by Yein Jee

Singapore tops the ease of doing business chart for the ninth consecutive year. The ranking is featured in the Doing Business report, published annually by the World Bank Group which measures regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.

The top 10 economies with the most business-friendly regulatory environments are Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Denmark, South Korea, Norway, United States, United Kingdom, Finland and Australia.

My country Malaysia is ranked at 18th, not bad at all. Economic powerhouse China is ranked at 90th.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Businesses and companies, Economies and finances, Republic of Singapore, Top List

A Tale of Two Koreas

October 27, 2014 by Yein Jee

An infographic by The World Weekly which shows some differences between North Korea and South Korea. The peninsular was divided into two after World War II as a result of the Cold War. They are still in confrontation these days.

North Korea vs South Korea infographic

Filed Under: General Tagged With: North Korea, South Korea

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